【搬运】【译】叉婊Pitchfork评Megan Thee Stallion 2019年单曲《Hot Girl Summer》
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翻译：Verena-Vin
审译：Whitney.L
排版：Ryan-Chopin
Before the phrase “Hot Girl Summer” was co-opted by Wendy’s and Maybelline, it was just a cute proclamation Megan Thee Stallion first made back in April 2018, letting the world know that she and her fellow hot girl friends were ready to run the entire season. Over the past year, as Megan broke into the mainstream, “Hot Girl Summer” became an entire movement—one that stands for carefree attitudes, skimpy outfits, gas-station twerking, and unbothered coolness. And though Megan has clarified the phrase is gender-neutral, “Hot Girl Summer” is still first and foremost for black women like her, who refuse to let men criticise or police their bodies.
“Hot Girl Summer（辣妹夏日）”这一热词由温迪汉堡和美宝莲等品牌争相引用之前，只是Megan Thee Stallion在2018年4月所做出的一个热辣宣言。她向全世界宣告，她和她的火辣女孩们已经准备好玩酷整个夏日。在过去一年里，Megan成功进入主流市场，“Hot Girl Summer（辣妹夏日）”也随之成为了一场现象级活动--崇尚无所顾虑，衣着性感，高冷玩酷，同时也推广了加油站电臀舞。尽管Megan本人解释这个短语性别中立，同样适用于男性，但其主要引用者还是与她一样的黑人女性们，她们以此来宣告拒绝男性评判和支配自己的身体。
As Megan seeks to trademark her phrase, she’s enlisted newfound mentor Nicki Minaj and king of R&B hooks Ty Dolla $ign to create its official anthem. Juicy J is also on board, providing a throwback Memphis hip-hop beat that nods to another brazen female rapper by sampling City Girls’ JT. Ty’s hook gives the song a certain nonchalance, a chilled-out counterweight to the fiery hot girl attitude. It’s a little annoying to see him wind up center stage—a “Hot Girl Summer” means rejecting a male gaze, and yet it’s Ty who gets to use Meg’s catchphrase the most. Still, Megan and Nicki bring the heat, boasting in their respective verses about pathetic suitors and empowered sexuality. “Hot Girl Summer” proves that, unsurprisingly, hot girls are more powerful in numbers.
在Megan力图成功申请“Hot Girl Summer（辣妹夏日）”为自己独有商标的同时，她力邀前辈Nicki Minaj和R&B副歌之王Ty Dolla $ign前来助阵，共同创作官方主题曲。Juicy J也加入了合作阵营，他截录了说唱组合City Girls成员之一JT的一段复古孟菲斯说唱伴奏，以此向这位风格同样大胆的女性说唱歌手致敬。TY的hook部分则为这首歌添加了一抹冷静漠然的色彩，恰到好处地与歌曲中性感女孩们炽烈的情绪相平衡。不过，看到他在舞台中央以这首歌收尾，观众们可能会有些不爽。毕竟，“Hot Girl Summer（辣妹夏日）”意味着不屑于男性的目光，然而TY，却是在这首歌中唱Meg的标志性语句“Hot Girl Summer（辣妹夏日）”次数最多的男性。尽管如此，Megan和Nicki照样燃爆整首歌，她们在各自歌词的字里行间，都以一种霸气的口吻表现出她们对其追求者的不屑以及对性的主导权。毫不意外地，“Hot Girl Summer（辣妹夏日）”向我们证明，个性火辣的女孩们越来越多，也越来越强大。
